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"The young saxophonist's Translucent Space gave jitters a good name. The antsy music had enough grace to assuage its attack. That's a best of both worlds deal."
- Jim Macnie, The Village Voice

"Translucent Space (Fresh Sound-New Talent), the new album by the saxophonist and bass clarinetist Jason Rigby, doesn't come by its name casually; it's an album of airy, often diaphanous music, with faint echoes of early fusion and Third Stream."
- Nate Chinen, NY Times

"Rigby brings a fresh, creative spirit to the forum, opening the door to a world in need of musical rejunenation."
- Jim Santella, Jazz Improv Magazine

"Compositionally, [Rigby] recalls Gil Evans - both focused and all-embracing, and Paul Motian - spacious and Impressionistic."
- Mark Keresman, JazzReview.com

"Sax-wise, [Rigby] evokes Wayne Shorter's litheness and body (esp. on soprano), the blues-laden bittersweetness of Ornette Coleman, and the obliquely folk-like, dry-ice cool of John Surman."
- Mark Keresman, JazzReview.com

"Translucent Space is a real contender, showing multiple personalities and an adventerous spirit."
- Mark F. Turner, AllAboutJazz

"Rigby's got an attractive saxophone tone and plays with melodic suppleness."
- Harvey Pekar, international jazz critic / Cleveland FREE TIMES

"Rigby can display a brilliant virtuosity & flexibility while handling some very complex harmonic lines & intervals."
- George W. Carroll, The Musicians' Ombudsman

"An arresting debut from multi-reedman Rigby...as a composer and arranger his originality is even more striking...he's created a distinctive, if eclectic, synthesis of Wayne Shorter and Ornette Coleman, with echoes of Paul Motian's trio...One to watch."
- Ray Comiskey, The Irish Times (Dublin, IR)

"...it's worth noting that Rigby's soprano playing recalls a nice balance of [Wayne] Shorter's elliptical nuance and Coltrane's ecstatic fluidity."
- Tad Hendrickson, JazzWeek

"Translucent Space reveals a challenging yet approachable sound. It's an excellent disc-and a remarkable debut for Jason Rigby."
- Dan McClenaghan, AllAboutJazz

"Rigby is strong and confident, but he also allows risk-taking, moving comfortably out of the mainstream into freer territories. Given this stellar debut, it will be quite interesting to see where Rigby's musical ventures will lead next."
- Mark F. Turner, AllAboutJazz

"...the strength of Translucent Space lies in its coherence, intellect and accessibility—making it one of the year’s most remarkable debuts."
- John Kelman, AllAboutJazz

"It would be an error to reduce Rigby only to his influences [of Wayne Shorter and Ornette Coleman] because it is the abundance of ideas and the consistency of his tone which propels the fluidity obtained by his group."
- Ángel Gómez Aparicio, TOMAJAZZ (Madrid, Spain)

PRESS REVIEWS / MENTIONS

Village Voice (Mar. 2008)

Jazz Improv Magazine (Spring 2007)

Cadence (Jan. 2007)

The Wire 2006 Rewind - link (Jan. 2007)

All Music Guide (2007)

Village Voice (Dec. 2006)

Jazz Journalists Assoc. 2006 TOP 10 Jazz Recordings (Dec. 2006)

NPR Talk Of The Nation Music Interludes - link (Oct. 31, 2006)

Jazzwise Review (Oct. 2006)

Saxophone Journal Review (Sept./Oct. 2006)

JAZZIZ Mention (Sept. 2006)